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  • 13 boards, committees you didn’t know Citrus Heights council members serve on

    Sentinel staff report–
    Each year, Citrus Heights City Council members approve appointments from their own ranks to serve on various boards, commissions, and subcommittees to address local and regional issues like sewer, law enforcement, libraries, air quality, and transportation.

    The current five-member city council is made up of Mayor Steve Miller, Vice Mayor Jeannie Bruins, and council members Bret Daniels, Albert Fox, and Jeff Slowey. Although largely known for their role in setting policy and making decisions at the city level, the council members also play a role in shaping regional policy through these appointments.

    Related: Q&A: How much do Citrus Heights council members actually get paid?

    Appointments remained largely the same as in 2017, with the exception of a new subcommittee formed to address local transportation and infrastructure issues. The following is a list of appointments made during the Jan. 11, 2018 city council meeting:

    REGIONAL BOARDS & COMMISSIONS:

    • Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission: Albert Fox (Bret Daniels alternate)
    • Sacramento Public Library Authority: Jeff Slowey (Albert Fox, alternate)
    • Sacramento Area Sewer District: Jeannie Bruins (Steve Miller, alternate)
    • Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District: Jeannie Bruins (Steve Miller, alternate)
    • Sacramento Transportation Authority: Albert Fox, (Bret Daniels, alternate)
    • Sacramento Area Council of Governments: Jeff Slowey (Steve Miller, alternate)
    • Regional Transit: Steve Miller (Jeff Slowey, alternate)
    • Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District: Bret Daniels (Jeannie Bruins, alternate)

    Council Ad Hoc Subcommittees:

    • Finance/Administration: Jeff Slowey, Steve Miller
    • Quality of Life: Jeannie Bruins, Jeff Slowey
    • Legislative: Bret Daniels, Steve Miller
    • Law Enforcement: Albert Fox, Jeff Slowey
    • Transportation/Infrastructure: Steve Miller, Albert Fox

    Additionally, council members are also appointed annually to serve as liaisons to these local entities:

    • Citrus Heights Chamber of Commerce: Steve Miller, Bret Daniels
    • Education and Community Programs: Jeannie Bruins, Jeff Slowey
    • Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District: Albert Fox, Jeff Slowey
    • Inter-governmental Relations: Steve Miller, Bret Daniels
    • Sunrise MarketPlace: Jeannie Bruins, Albert Fox
    • Mayors’ & Board Chair Forum Collaborative: Steve Miller, Jeannie Bruins

    *Source: Jan. 11, 2018 draft meeting minutes, included in the Jan. 25 council meeting agenda packet.

  • Citrus Heights News Briefs: Spooktacular, fire donations, theft recovery

    Citrus Heights News Briefs: Spooktacular, fire donations, theft recovery

    Spooktacular, Citrus Heights
    Attendees line up for some fun and games at Spooktacular 2017 in the Citrus Heights Raley’s parking lot. // CH Sentinel

    Latest news briefs include a wrap-up of Spooktacular at Antelope Crossing, Citrus Heights police helping unite a man with a stolen $3800 paint sprayer, a clothing drive at a local fitness franchise to help northern California fire victims, and more.

    Spooktacular draws crowd to Antelope Crossing, Raley’s shopping center
    Families and kids packed out the Raley’s shopping center parking lot in Citrus Heights for the 9th annual Spooktacular event on Saturday, enjoying game booths, free popcorn, stage entertainment, various prize giveaways, and a popular costume contest. The event, held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., also drew area dignitaries, including Sacramento County Supervisor Sue Frost and members of the Citrus Heights City Council. Councilman Albert Fox was among the attendees and said the event featured “great weather” and a “great crowd.”

    The annual event is sponsored by the City of Citrus Heights and the Antelope Crossing Business Association, which was formed in 2009 to help support and promote the two commercial and retail shopping centers located off Antelope Road at Interstate 80. Nevin Gill, who serves on the association’s governing board, said the annual Spooktacular event has helped draw attention to the shopping centers and has helped fill vacancies.

    Citrus Heights PD help unite man with stolen $3800 paint sprayer
    Citrus Heights police tweeted a photo of several officers and a smiling theft victim being reunited with his stolen $3,800 paint sprayer on Monday. The department captioned the photo: “Look on perps face when CHPD ansrd Craigslist add – Awesome. Look on owners face when returned – PRICELESS!” The photo quickly garnered over 100 likes on Twitter. (See tweet)

    Metro Fire sends specialist to Citrus Heights city hall to speed up permit process
    Due to increased submittals of construction-related plans, the City of Citrus Heights announced this month that a Metro Fire Plan Intake Specialist will now be at city hall three days a week. The staffer will be on site on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the goal to serve as a “more convenient location for plan submittal and faster turnaround in the development process,” the city said in a news update posted on citrusheights.net earlier this month. (See news update)

    Curves of Citrus Heights launches clothing drive to help Nor Cal fire victims
    A local women’s fitness franchise announced it is gathering new and gently used clothing to help victims of northern California fires. Curves of Citrus Heights announced the clothing drive on its Facebook page on Thursday and began accepting clothing at its Sunrise Boulevard location on Friday. The drive will also take place on Monday, Oct. 16, from 6 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and 3-6:30 p.m.

    Other items being sought include toiletries for men, women and children, as well as grip socks, reading glasses, brushes, washcloths, and twin bed sheets. Donations can be brought to the local Curves location at 5489 Sunrise Blvd., Suite G. (See original post)

  • Arts, planning commissioners appointed; some vacancies left

    Two board positions remain unfilled after Citrus Heights city council members voted to fill 11 of 13 vacancies on several City boards and commissions during last week’s council meeting.

    City of Citrus Heights sign, marquee. Stock photo. by Luke Otterstad
    Civic Center direction sign, stock photo. Citrus Heights Sentinel

    Vacancies for the positions were created after 13 terms expired at the end of 2014 on the City’s Construction Appeals Board, Planning Commission and History & Arts Commission, with new appointees serving terms ranging from two to four years in length.

    A lack of applicants for the City’s Construction Appeals Board left council members with only one choice to pick, while selections for the two other commissions were a bit more competitive.

    Planning Commission:
    City council members re-appointed Al Fox, Leah Cox, Trish Dawson and Michael Lagomarsino to the Planning Commission, as well as unanimously ratifying council member Jeanie Bruins’ nomination of newcomer Russell Blair to take the fifth open spot on the commission. The remaining three applicants — Simon Levison, Matthew Gross and Matt Hedges — did not receive enough votes to serve another term.

    The seven-member Planning Commission meets twice a month and hears land-use related projects and “reviews proposed ordinances and other issues relating to the implementation of the City’s General Plan,” according to the City’s website. The commission also makes recommendations to the city council, as it did with the city hall relocation proposal.

    History & Arts Commission:
    Bob Gerould, Jessica Mang and Jackie Robinson were all unanimously ratified by city council members to serve four-year terms on the seven-member History and Arts Commission, with a majority also selecting Larry Fritz and Evie Turner to serve two-year terms. The meeting agenda showed Levison also applied for this position, but did not receive any votes from council members.

    The History and Arts Commission works to promote cultural arts in Citrus Heights as well as assisting “in the preservation and enhancement of historical buildings and artifacts.”

    <<See prior story here: Council to appoint 13 board positions in January>>

    Construction Appeals Board:
    The council unanimously appointed Franklin Tilley to the Construction Appeals Board, with City Clerk Amy Van telling the council that although there were three open positions, Tilley’s application was the only one received. She said the City would continue receiving applications to fill the spots, and council member Miller requested staff look into the possibility of working with other cities to create a regional appeals board, citing the board’s infrequent meetings and the past difficulty the City has had in finding appointments.

    The five-member Construction Board of Appeals meets on an “as-needed” basis to hear complaints from those aggrieved by a decision of the City’s chief building official, and “assists in determining suitability of materials and methods of construction, as well as interpreting technical codes.” Applicants for the board must be “qualified by experience and training to pass upon matters pertaining to building construction.”

    An application form for the Construction Board of Appeals is available here: http://www.citrusheights.net/DocumentCenter/View/72